Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 189 The More Complicated Assassination
In the Hall of Mental Cultivation, everyone retreated.

Only Feng Bao, Guo Xie, and Nan Jiyun knelt on the ground with their foreheads pressed against the ground, not daring to raise their heads.

Xiao Cheng frowned, showing anger, and said in a deep and cold voice:

"There is such a big mistake on the side of the imperial army. What are the people in the East Factory and the sticky pole doing? In Zhongqing City, how can people get into trouble?"

In the current situation, the situation in the southwest of Xia Kingdom is quite turbulent, and Yun Kingdom has the upper hand, so it may not be because of a princess that they will turn against Yun Kingdom.

But the place where the accident happened was in the capital of Yunguo, Zhongqing City!

Outside the state guest house, there are thousands of imperial guards guarding them, and Nan Jiyun, a rank-[-] master, sits among them.Eyeliner probes, big and small, light or dark, are all over the sticky rods, inside and outside.

Just like that, something happened to Empress Rouning, which already meant to slap Xiao Cheng in the face.

The three kneeling on the ground heard Xiao Cheng's reprimand, their faces were full of shame, and they bowed their heads to apologize.

Xiao Cheng took a deep breath, calmed down, and said:
"Say, what's going on?"

Of the three present, Feng Bao didn't even have time to find out about the situation from those subordinates in the East Factory, so he rushed to apologize, and he didn't know much more than Xiao Cheng.

Guo Xie at the side hurriedly said:

"Your Majesty, Emperor Rou Ning entered the harem today to meet the concubine, and was escorted back to the State Guesthouse by General Nan. There was nothing unusual during the period..."

Hearing the words, Nan Jiyun raised his head slightly, revealing a pale face without blood, and continued:
"Until the end of the Shen Dynasty, some assassins sneaked into the state guest house with the intention of committing crimes, and they were discovered by the guard post of the Imperial Army. When the soldiers were about to go to encircle and suppress, there were several other master assassins who took advantage of the emptiness of the guards and approached the courtyard where Diji was. Before leaving Di Ji's approach, he killed them immediately. But after all the assassins were taken down, there was no movement in Di Ji's courtyard, and when the maid went in to check, she found that Di Ji had passed out from poison!"

Looking at Nan Jiyun, who was pale and weak in breath, Xiao Cheng frowned and said:
"You are hurt?"

Nan Jiyun lowered his head and said:
"I was concerned about the safety of the Emperor Ji, so I tried my best to stop him. I suffered some injuries, but it's not a serious problem. Just adjust my breath for a while... I didn't intend to excuse myself, but the seven assassins who attacked after that did not Simple!"

Having said that, Nan Jiyun paused, and continued to speak:

"Assassins are all eighth-level cultivation bases, but their internal strength and martial arts are extremely violent. During the fight, they look like crazy, not afraid of the pain of life and death. The more serious the injury, the more vicious their temper, as if the irrational Moreover, after being captured, half an hour later, all of the assassin's meridians were broken, and he died violently on the spot. It is not a simple force that can cultivate such a dead man, your majesty must not be careless!"

Hearing Nan Jiyun's words, Xiao Cheng frowned even tighter.

Masters below the eighth rank, relying on practicing martial arts and weapons, are very likely to leapfrog to fight.But once one enters the ninth rank, whether it is the degree of internal strength, the perception of the five senses, or even the degree of physical recovery, they are no longer at the same level as the eighth rank warriors.

Originally, even if seven assassins with eighth-level cultivation came together, even if Nan Jiyun needed to protect the courtyard of Rouning Emperor Ji, with his ninth-level cultivation, not to mention killing the enemy easily, he shouldn't be so embarrassed is.

Only as Nan Jiyun said, the assassins are fierce beasts who seem to be fearless of life and death, and irrational, can it be difficult for him to parry for a while, and thus get injured.

Xiao Cheng pondered for a moment, and suddenly realized a strange place.

"Emperor Ji Rou Ning passed out because of poisoning?"

He frowned and turned to look at Feng Bao.

Feng Bao trembled all over, and hurriedly said:

"Your Majesty, Dongchang is responsible for the daily meals and supplies of the State Guesthouse. Even the dining rooms of the State Guesthouse are taken care of by people from Dongchang. There is absolutely no possibility of any problems! This, this... Please forgive me, Your Majesty, and give this servant a chance to find out the truth!"

At this time, Guo Xie also opened his mouth and said:

"Your Majesty, after the sticky pole, I immediately controlled the inside and outside of the State Guesthouse, and I didn't find any problems in the daily diet."

Hearing the words, Xiao Cheng revealed a look of deep thought.

In fact, he still doesn't understand why people keep going to assassinate that Princess Xia.

The peace talks between Yun and Xia didn't come because the two sides wanted to think about the stability of the people in the world, but because of the situation.

After all, Yunguo is not as profound as Xiaguo, and Xiao Cheng needs time to make the newly-renewed court of Yunguo truly stabilize, and then accumulate strength, and then plot the land of the Central Plains.

As for the Xia Kingdom, it was also because the Southwest Generals raided the people before, causing several counties to suffer from military disasters, and the people were full of grievances, and there was a vague appearance of chaos.

Such factors are the real reason for the peace talks.Even the death of Princess Rouning of Xia Kingdom could not stop the progress of the peace talks.

It's all about the game between countries. The Buddhist monks don't understand politics, so it's okay to do assassination. Why is there anyone other than monks who would be so naive to assassinate an insignificant woman?

After Xiao Cheng pondered for a long time, he slowly opened his mouth and said:

"Send Ji Suu and Qin He from the imperial hospital for treatment, and make sure to cure Rouning Diji! In addition, you go to check on the Li Dynasty mission. This matter probably has something to do with them."

Xiao Cheng paused again, and said in a deep voice:

"Feng Bao, have you found the scholar named Song Ci that I asked you to find earlier?"

Feng Bao was slightly taken aback when he heard this, and immediately said:
"In the past few days, Dongchang has found four people who are also Song Ci. According to the name and age given by His Majesty, there is only one person who agrees, and now he has been placed in the capital."

"Okay, give Song Ci the official position of court lieutenant and clerk, and then transfer him to investigate the case together!" Xiao Chengdao.

This person in history is famous for forensic science.But as a forensic doctor, in fact, what he values ​​most is the inspection and investigation work for the purpose of finding evidence.

Compared with more famous people, such as officials such as Di Renjie and Bao Zheng, they are actually more political achievements.And only Song Ci was the real detective known for solving cases.

Feng Bao and Guo Xie both know that His Majesty has a secret way to acquire talents and can always discover some talents.At this time, sending this scholar of Song Ci specially here would definitely help them, so he was naturally extremely happy, so he quickly agreed.

Xiao Cheng tapped on the imperial table lightly, and after thinking for a while, he got up and said:

"I still have to go to the State Guest House to see it myself."

Although Xiao Cheng didn't really care about this so-called Rou Ning Di Ji, she was also regarded as his wife in name.Moreover, in the future when she conquers Xia Guo counties, she should borrow her name as Princess Xia, and now she has to make a show for others to see.

Everyone didn't dare to stop them, they hurriedly bowed their heads in response, and hurriedly prepared Yijia.

At this time, in the State Guesthouse.

King Qi gritted his teeth tightly, his face twitched, and he could hardly conceal the ferocious rage.

In front of him was a personal soldier commanding Zhouquan with a disfigured face, already showing a bit of death, and his body's aura decayed.And a group of soldiers who suffered heavy casualties.

The seven assassins who took advantage of the mobilization of the Forbidden Army before, actually encountered not Nan Jiyun first, but a group of personal soldiers led by Zhou Quan.

But in front of those seven fierce assassin masters, King Qi's personal guards couldn't even form an army formation, and more than half of them were lost in an instant. He only survived half a cup of tea before he fell down with a serious injury.

Zhou's face was ashamed, supported by two missionary guards, with a look of remorse on his face, and a hoarse voice, said:

"Your Highness, the last general is incompetent, so let the princess have an accident."

King Qi clenched his fists that were exposed outside his sleeves tightly, his veins were exposed, his throat moved, he suppressed the violence in his heart, and said in a low voice:

"You did your best, no wonder you..."

Zhou Quan heard the words, endured the severe internal injuries that had already hurt the internal organs, and said:

"Your Highness, the people behind this are not simple! Those assassins are all eighth-level masters. They are not afraid of life and death. When they raise their hands, they are full of ferocity. When those assassins strike, they faintly seem to be Lost their minds. The cooperation between them is not a joint attack in the army, but more like a group of wild beasts hunting. It is not easy to train such a team of dead soldiers."

Zhou Quan paused, and continued:
"First poison, and then use such a dead soldier to attack and kill the princess. With such a high price, the plan must not be simple, Your Highness must not be careless!"

At this time, King Qi, trying not to let the violence in his heart go to his head, gritted his teeth and said:

"No, it's not the same group of people! It's not the same group of people who assassinated Yingyao!"

Zhou Quan was taken aback when he heard the words, and couldn't help but ask:

"Your Highness, why are you like this..."

When the words reached the ordinary level, Zhou Quan was startled suddenly, and his mouth froze for a moment.

After being reminded by King Qi, he also immediately noticed something was wrong!
This group of dead men is definitely not the same group as the poisoned assassins!

King Qi's face was livid, and he muttered to himself:

"Why on earth are these people all following Yingyao?"

Just as Zhou Quan was about to speak, suddenly there was a sharp pain in his chest, and a mouthful of blood gushed up from his throat, and he vomited on the ground.Feeling his own weakening breath, his eyes were slightly reddened, showing a sad and depressed look, and said:
"Your Highness, the last general is seriously injured. I'm afraid he won't be able to survive tonight. From now on, he will never be able to protect you again. You are in Yunguo, and there are unknown forces lurking in the dark. Please be careful, Your Highness..."

When King Qi heard this, his lips trembled and his heart ached.

He pretended to be calm, turned his head slightly, and couldn't bear to see Zhou Quan's current appearance, and said in a muffled voice:
"it is good."

He has been in the army for many years, and he is also used to seeing life and death. He mostly behaves like a soldier in the army. Under such a scene, he would never tell lies that neither side believed as a useless comfort.

But even so, King Qi, who pretended to be calm on the surface, was still limp and weak, feeling dizzy in a trance.

In half a day, his most cherished sister lay unconscious on the bed, dying.The confidant I relied on was seriously injured and could not escape the end of death.

After such a blow, he can still stand here to stabilize people's hearts, which is the result of many years of hard work.

And at this moment, a loud shout suddenly came from the state guesthouse.

"His Majesty is here!"

Everyone present was stunned when they heard the words.

King Qi came back to his senses, and when he heard that Emperor Yun was coming, he frowned slightly, and immediately walked quickly, leading a group of people from the Xia Kingdom Mission to greet him.

Xiao Cheng was wearing a black-gold uniform, with the Dragon Fury Sword on his waist, and surrounded by a crowd, he walked quickly into the State Guest House where the Xia Guo Mission was stationed.

At this time, King Qi happened to bring people up to greet him, and when he saw Xiao Cheng, he quickly bowed and saluted, saying:
"I have seen His Majesty the Emperor of Yun Kingdom!"

Xiao Cheng waved his hand and said:

"I already know all about this matter. I, Yun Country, will definitely not let it go. We must find out who is behind it! But the most urgent thing is to save Diji's life first."

Xiao Cheng pointed to Ji Huan and Qin He who were following behind him, and said:
"Ji Xu and Qin He are from Fang Jijia. They are best at medical skills. They are the imperial doctors of Yunguo Tai Hospital. Their medical skills are supernatural. Let them do it!"

Regardless of what kind of poison this Rou Ning Emperor Ji was poisoned to, with Ji Huan, that is, Bian Que, a well-known genius doctor in history, it must not be difficult.

Today's Fang Jijia, because the two often receive patients with difficult and miscellaneous diseases in the city, the reputation has spread.It's just that King Qi and other Xia missions arrived for the first time and didn't know much about them, so they didn't invite them.

When King Qi heard what Xiao Cheng said, he also had a glimmer of hope in his heart, and quickly saluted Ji Xu and the two, saying:
"If the imperial sister is saved, I am willing to reward you with a thousand pieces of gold. Please, gentlemen, do your best to save each other!"

Ji Huan, Qin He heard the words and hurriedly said:

"In that case, please lead the way!"

King Qi turned around and was about to lead the way, but suddenly remembered something, and his body froze obviously.He reacted abruptly, abruptly changed direction again, and led the way for everyone.

At this time, Feng Bao, who was serving by Xiao Cheng's side, suddenly noticed King Qi's reaction, and his expression moved slightly.

Under the leadership of King Qi, everyone hurried to the courtyard where Emperor Ji Rouning was.

All the people stayed outside, only King Qi led Ji Xu, Qin He, Xiao Cheng, Feng Bao and others into the house.

Lying on the bed in the house is Rouning Emperor Ji.

Xiao Cheng tilted his head, looked at the woman on the bed, and raised his eyebrows quite unexpectedly.

At this moment, Diji Rou Ning passed out on the bed, her eyes were closed tightly, her gentle and beautiful face was bloodless and even more frail, which made people feel pity.

Speaking of which, this half of the queen's ceremonial guard was given, and it was the first time that Xiao Cheng saw this woman who could be regarded as his daughter-in-law.

Even though it was a political marriage, what Xiao Cheng coveted was her status as the princess of the Xia Kingdom, but if she was good-looking, she would feel comfortable getting along with her, wouldn't she?

Ji Huan, Qin He and the two are all medical masters with their own skills.After the two took turns taking the pulse to make a diagnosis, they got up quickly.

"Your Majesty, Emperor Rouning is highly poisoned. The poison is so strong that it penetrates deep into the viscera. But fortunately, Diji is a master of martial arts, and the internal force in her body can reconcile Yin, Yang and five elements. Moreover, His Royal Highness King Qi took good care of her and fed Diji immediately afterwards. The high-quality detoxification elixir was given to temporarily stabilize the toxicity in Diji's body, so that she can maintain her life until now." Qin He spoke first.

King Qi on the side heard Qin He's words, and a trace of hesitation suddenly flashed in his eyes.It's just that everyone's attention was on the two doctors at this time, so they didn't notice it.

Ji Huan showed a thoughtful look on his face, and after thinking for a while, he just opened his mouth and said:

"Emperor Ji possesses excellent martial arts, and can harmonize yin and yang and the five elements. You can ask Mr. Qin He to use the method of six qi to mobilize the inner strength of Di Ji's body, so that I don't need to use acupuncture outside the body for treatment. Then use medicine to get rid of toxins, and the emperor Ji Ke's life is safe."

Qin He also nodded when he heard the words:

"After detoxification, I will take care of it for a few days, and Di Ji's body can be recovered, and there will be no sequelae!"

Among the two, Ji Huan is good at treating various diseases with the help of acupuncture and medicine.Qin He, on the other hand, is able to stimulate the body's own resilience, take care of the body and avoid sequelae with the method of "six qi" created by itself.

The combination of the two really belongs to the kind that can snatch people from under the hands of Hades.

I have to say that although [Fang Jijia] is just a white training card, it is more useful than ordinary blue and purple cards!

When King Qi heard the words that the two could be cured, and that they were guaranteed to be cured, his heart suddenly moved, and after a moment of consideration, he said:

"The two gentlemen are truly miraculous doctors! I don't know what the treatment needs, so I should ask someone to prepare it!"

Hearing this, Ji Huan immediately ordered someone to take out a pen, ink and paper, and write down the items needed one by one.

King Qi took the list and quickly handed it to Chu Feng beside him, telling him to quickly arrange for people to prepare it.

Suppressing the restlessness in his heart, King Qi arranged everything properly, and remained silent for a moment before he spoke:

"Two gentlemen, it will take some time to prepare this thing. This time when the assassins attacked, many people in the mission suffered in vain. This king wants to ask the two gentlemen to help and treat them together! From now on, this king will definitely have serious problems." Thanks!"

Hearing that there were still patients in need of medical treatment, Ji Huan, who puts saving lives first, agreed without hesitation:
"Okay, let's lead the way!"

King Qi was overjoyed when he heard the words, and hurriedly led the two of them there.

Xiao Cheng stood aside, seeing King Qi hurriedly leading the way, his eyes narrowed suddenly.

At the right time, Feng Bao who was on the side stopped talking to Xiao Cheng:
"His Majesty……"

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng waved his hand suddenly, stopping Feng Bao's words.

"Choose a maid from the palace to take over the duties of taking care of Rou Ning Di Ji!" Xiao Cheng said in a deep voice.

When Feng Bao heard the words, he immediately understood what Xiao Cheng meant, and bowed his head as well.

"Nan Jiyun, Ju Meng."

"The minister is here!" The two responded in unison.

"After today, the two of you, one bright and the other dark, are responsible for the safety of the Empress Dowager, and absolutely must not make any mistakes!" Xiao Cheng said in a deep voice.

"According to the order!"

Guo Xie on the side hesitated for a moment, but finally couldn't help standing up, cupped his hands and said:
"Your Majesty, do you want to start with the Li Dynasty Mission?"

Xiao Cheng heard the words, shook his head slightly, and said:
"I suddenly felt that it's not that simple. There must be nothing found by the Li Dynasty Mission!"

At this time, it was not far from the residence of the Le Dynasty Mission.

Chen Liyan frowned slightly as he looked at the Yuren, which represented the emperor's arrival, parked in front of the Xia Guo mission.

"Quickly mobilize people!" A hoarse and deep voice sounded beside Chen Liyan.

Seeing this, Chen Liyan sighed slightly, regretfully saying:
"It's too late. It's impossible for Emperor Yun to stay outside the palace for too long. When someone is transferred, he will have returned to the palace long ago. To be on the safe side, let's follow the original plan!"

Hearing Chen Liyan's words, the hoarse voice suddenly fell silent.

Chen Liyan looked regretfully at Emperor Yun's guard of honor again, shook his head and turned to leave.

(End of this chapter)